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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish; learning Chinese, Chinese, Italian, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • IT professional
  • BSc in Computer Science
  • From Warsaw, Poland, although I spent most of my adulthood in London
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world and see all the places I always wanted to see. And if I can't travel, then at least live in new places.

ABOUT ME

Easy going, open minded and always curious of all things unusual or exotic.Love meeting new people who are passionate about something. Addicted to travel. Right now spending way too much time trying to learn Mandarin, my new-found passion. Don't ask me about it or I won't shut up ;) I'm about to move to Australia now to explore it a bit (+ recover my finances a bit after living for 8 months in Latin America), and prepare for the Asia part of my trip sometime next year.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm fascinated by the different cultures and points of view encountered in different parts of the world and want to expose myself as much as possible to it. What I can't stand is close mindedness and bigotry, as well as negative people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's the first time I'm doing this, so not even sure what to expect!

Interests

Oh my, where to start? ;) In random order I guess: learning languages, argentine tango (although I had a bit of a break since moving out of Argentina a few months ago), reading (my kindle has several hundred books!), watching movies (mostly foreign), hiking, yoga, meditation, eastern spirituality, cooking (I've got a very special pasta recipe I can cook for you!), life hacking, internet startups... the list goes on! I also hope to finally finish my diving course (PADI) when I get to Oz.

  • books
  • dancing
  • tango
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: bossa nova, electroswing, classical, tango plus a few random things that I happen to like... yeah I know it's all a bit of an eclectic mix but that's good :)

Movies: anything that's not mainstream is usually a good start.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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Teach, Learn, Share

Well I wouldn't call myself an expert tango dancer (very far from it!), but if you wanted to learn the basics, I think I can do a pretty decent job. Also, if you wanted to practice your spanish (or, dare I say, Polish?) then I could help too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Poland, United Kingdom

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